Victor Hugo's Works (Guernsey Edition)/Volume 14/The Fool's Revenge

For other English-language translations of this work, see Le Roi s'amuse.

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Victor Hugo's Works, Volume XIV. (c. 1862)
by Victor Hugo, translated by Tom Taylor

The Fool's Revenge

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The Fool's Revenge is an adaptation of Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Taylor's adaptation transfers the action to the (imaginary) Duchy of Faenza, and gives the characters Italian names. Taylor also reduces the number of acts from five to three.

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THE FOOL'S REVENGE.

(Le Roi S'Amuse.)

AS ADAPTED BY TOM TAYLOR.

DRAMATIS PERSONÆ.

Bertuccio, the Duke's jester.
Galeotto Manfredi, Lord of Faenza.
Guido Malatesta, an old Condottiere.
Serafino Dell' Aquila, poet and improvisatore.
Baldassare Torelli,	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	nobles.
Gian Maria Ordelaffi,
Bernardo Ascolti, a Florentine envoy.
Ascanio, a page.
Francesca Bentivoglio, wife of Manfredi.
Fiordelisa, daughter of Bertuccio.
Brigitta, Bertuccio's servant.
Ginevra, wife of Malatesta.

FAENZA, 1488.

THE FOOL'S REVENGE.

Acts (not listed in original)

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